Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-05
st, Louis Races.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 4.-The spring
meeting Of the horse department of the
St. Louis Fair Association opened to-day
with fine weather and good attendance
heavy rain last night made
the track quite soft and some
places it was muddy, but sunshine anC
the fair wind of the afternoon tended
somewhat to drT it. it was slow, now
ever, as the time will show.
First RECOURSE $500, for two-year-
olds, three quarters Of q mile, ten
starters. Poo.s: Haggiu's entries
Dianne and Oscar S25, Mirth $40,
PoCatello 50, Hypocrite 50, field SIP
Mirth got away first with Leila Sears,
Oscar and Hypocrite close behind. At the
half mile post Oscar led, but rounding
the lower turn Mirth showed in front.
About half way down the stretch Poca-
tello, who was fully six lengths behind,
rushed up near the rear, ana won to 8
driving finish nearly half length ahead
of Hypocrite, two lengths III advance of
Mirth, third. Time, :2O4
Second race-Purse $500, selling;
three quarters of mile. Seventeen
St. Valentine, Si2; Leman, $40; field,
COO, DulldJ h6lS at lllC LlOuL at luE SLdILt
butLong John Immediately took it and
made the run to the home stretch where
Valentine came TO the front and won by
three-fourths Of a length, BoccacIo sec
ond, some distance ahead of Hattie S.
Bird. Time, 120.
Third race-This was the st. Louis fair
Derby for $4,000, and it was considerable
of q disappointment in not having more
notables in it. The track was greatly
against fast time, but it is said to have
been sharper contest and better than
either Derby at Louisville or
Latonia. Five starters. Pools: Teri
Gotta $50, Jim Gore S39, field $40.
Terra Gotta led at the start; Mahoney,
second, and Jim Gore third. PrCcras-
tinator at once took the
lead, and came round TO the
stand first Tapped by Mahoney,
Jim Gore third and Terra Gotta and Inso-
.erce last. At the quarter Procrastinator
led by q length and 9 half. Ga the back
stretch MahOney closed the gGp and was
1T his throat latch, the pair two lengths
ahead Of the bunch. On the turn they
came back to the bunch, Mahoney
leading into the stretch, with InsoIence
second and Terra Gotta third, Tapped by
and Jim Gore behind
hem all. Down the stretch Jim Gore
came through with Terra Gotta and
made the race to the finish. |
lin Gore failed and Terra Gotta shot I'M
Ter the wire winning by two lengths, Jim |
Sore second, g head in front of Mahoney
ihird, Insolence fourth and Procrastinator
asst. Time, 2:501
Fourth race-Pdrse $500, seven start |
,rs. Pools: Jacobn S120, Daryna $50, !
emma Manley 81, field $14. Daryna,
emma Manley and Glen Hall were in
ront at the start. Glen Hall made
unning to the three-quarter, where ia
obin came ahead, Daryna forcing him on
he stretch, bat he won by two lengths.
)aryna second, six lengths ahead Of Glen
Hall third. TiEe, l;46d.
Fifth Race-The Missouri steeplechase,
$1,000 added for full course, seven start
RS. Pools; Tennessee S55, Asciola S25,
YellingtonS25, field $50. Bucephs.uS made
running end led over all, Wellington
econd and Asciola third. AS they came
n the track Asciola led, but he had to
i've way to Tennessee, who won as he
leased by ten, lengths, Asciola second,
Lurelian third. Time, 1852.